LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Cristian Roldan is going to have a long flight back to Seattle. The midfielder conceded a free kick in extra time during Seattle’s rematch against Los Angeles FC. This time, the match took place at Banc of America Stadium.

The match was LAFC’s stadium opener in front of 22,000 fans, a sellout.

Three Takeaways

A fairly even match should have ended scoreless: If Roldan wouldn’t have conceded that free kick, the match would have ended in a scoreless draw. Despite earning a late-goal win, Seattle outplayed the home team for the first half. The second half was about even for both sides.

Both goalkeepers flopped: More than just a few times, Tyler Miller of LAFC and Stefan Frei of the Sounders were caught off-guard in their nets. Frei’s biggest blooper was not hanging onto the ball from Ciman. Meanwhile, Miller almost gave up a few key attempts on corner kicks.

Kim Kee-Hee and Gustav Svensson were solid: Keeping Carlos Vela scoreless for 90 minutes isn’t the easiest task, but center backs Kim Kee-Hee and Gustav Svensson were both solid defensively. Kelvin Leerdam and Nouhou weren’t bad either, but the two center backs had to deal with Vela, Benny Feilhaber and Diego Rossi. The two defenders limited the three to only four shots.

Rachael Kriger is a sports journalist covering the U.S. Women's National Team, NWSL and Seattle Sounders FC for Last Word on Soccer. Kriger's work can also be found at Equalizer Soccer, Pittsburgh Sports Castle and Pittsburgh Soccer Now. She is the Communications Director for the North American Soccer Reporters and a member of the official NWSL Media Association. Currently, she is studying for her Master's in Pastoral Theology at St. Joseph College.